Trabzonspor, the Turkish football club, has officially announced the exit of Mikel Obi, the former captain of the Super Eagles, after mutually terminating his contract.
“The professional football player agreement between our company and John Obi Mikel on 30.06.2019 start date 31.05.2021 has been mutually terminated. With a mutual termination agreement, the football player gave up all his forward-looking receivables,” the club stated in their announcement on Tuesday.
The specific reason for the termination was not disclosed. However, this development comes in the wake of Mikel, aged 33, expressing criticism towards Turkish football authorities for not suspending the Super Lig season in light of the widespread coronavirus outbreak across Europe.
The former Chelsea midfielder had signed a two-year deal with the club last summer following his departure from the Championship club Middlesbrough.